Question

How do the codes of ethics of Judaism and Christianity, as expressed in the Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount, define expectations for how people should behave, individually and as part of a community? write 4 paragraphs

Answer 1

The commandments include instructions to have no other gods before him, to honour one's parents, and to keep the sabbath day holy, as well as prohibitions against idolatry, blasphemy, murder, adultery, theft, dishonesty, and coveting

Jewish tradition considers the Ten Commandments the theological basis for the rest of the commandments. Ten Commandments are virtually entwined, in that the breaking of one leads to the breaking of another.

1. Do not have any other gods.

2. Do not make or worship idols.

3. Do not disrespect or misuse God’s name.

4. Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy.

5. Honour your mother and father.

6. Do not commit murder.

7. Do not commit adultery.

8. Do not steal.

9. Do not not tell lies

10. Do not be envious of others.

During his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus explicitly referenced the prohibitions against murder and adultery.

1. “I am the Lord thy God, thou shalt not have any strange gods before Me.”

2. “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.”

3. “Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.”

4. “Honor thy father and mother.”

5. “Thou shalt not kill.”

6. “Thou shalt not commit adultery.”

7. “Thou shalt not steal.”

8. “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.”

9. “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife.”

10. “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s goods.”

these are further explained as follows

1. it excludes polytheism, the belief in many gods, insisting instead on monotheism, the belief in one God. This commandment forbids making golden calves, building temples to Isis, and worshipping statues of Caesar, for example.

2. It makes sense that if you’re to love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, then you’re naturally to respect the name of God with equal passion and vigor.

3. Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox Christians go to church on Sunday, treating it as the Lord’s Day instead of Saturday to honor the day Christ rose from the dead.

4. This commandment obliges the faithful to show respect for their parents — as children and adults. Children must obey their parents, and adults must respect and see to the care of their parents, when they become old and infirm.

5. Killing an innocent person is considered murder. Killing an unjust aggressor to preserve your own life is still killing, but it isn’t considered murder or immoral.

6. This commandment forbids the actual, physical act of having immoral sexual activity, specifically adultery, which is sex with someone else’s spouse or a spouse cheating on their partner. This commandment also includes fornication, which is sex between unmarried people, prostitution, pornography, homosexual activity, masturbation, group sex, rape, incest, pedophilia, bestiality, and necrophilia.

7. This commandment forbids the act of taking someone else’s property. It also denounces cheating people of their money or property, depriving workers of their just wage, or not giving employers a full day’s work for a full day’s pay. Embezzlement, fraud, tax evasion, and vandalism are all considered extensions of violations of the Seventh Commandment.

8. Because God is regarded as the author of all truth, the Church believes that humans are obligated to honor the truth. The most obvious way to fulfill this commandment is not to lie — intentionally deceive another by speaking a falsehood.

9. The Ninth Commandment forbids the intentional desire and longing for immoral sexuality. To sin in the heart, Jesus says, is to lust after a woman or a man in your heart with the desire and will to have immoral sex with them. Just as human life is a gift from God and needs to be respected, defended, and protected, so, too, is human sexuality.

10. The Tenth Commandment forbids the wanting to or taking someone else’s property. Along with the Seventh Commandment, this commandment condemns theft and the feelings of envy, greed, and jealousy in reaction to what other people have.